https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=179253 Previous sanction under Section 197 CrPC was necessary where the complaint concerned alleged police excess during investigation, because the acts were said to be reasonably connected with the discharge of official duty. Even acts alleged to be in excess of duty remain protected if they are so integrally linked with official functions that they cannot be separated from the office. Cognizance without such sanction was therefore not sustainable, and the challenge succeeded for the appellant. en-us Mon, 27 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 17 Nov 2022 12:39:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=179253 Previous sanction under Section 197 CrPC was necessary where the complaint concerned alleged police excess during investigation, because the acts were said to be reasonably connected with the discharge of official duty. Even acts alleged to be in excess of duty remain protected if they are so integrally linked with official functions that they cannot be separated from the office. Cognizance without such sanction was therefore not sustainable, and the challenge succeeded for the appellant. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 27 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=179253